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In the year 1958
503 Notable deaths
Sigve Lie
Norwegian sailor (1906–1958).
Born April 1st, 1906 in Haugesund Municipality.
Died March 18th, 1958 at 51 years old in Oslo.
Ivo Štakula
Croatian water polo player (1923–1958).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Dubrovnik.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 35 years old in Melbourne.
Charles Crichton
Sailor (1872–1958).
Born July 7th, 1872 in Colchester.
Died November 8th, 1958 at 86 years old in Bontddu.
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
Slovenian footballer (1905–1958).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Ljubljana.
Died March 29th, 1958 at 52 years old in Zagreb.
Harvey Wood
English field hockey player (1885-1958).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Beverley.
Died December 18th, 1958 at 73 years old in Tynemouth.
Ubaldo Maria Del Colle
Italian actor and film director (1883–1958).
Died August 24th, 1958 at 75 years old in Rome.
Salomon Zeldenrust
Dutch fencer (1884–1958).
Born February 17th, 1884 in Amsterdam.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 74 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Louis Blaringhem
French botanist (1878-1958).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Locon.
Died January 1st, 1958 at 79 years old in Paris.
Sunao Tokunaga
Japanese novelist and writer (1899-1958).
Born January 20th, 1899 in Hanazono. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1958 at 59 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jalmari Eskola
Finnish long distance runner (1886-1958).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Karinainen.
Died January 7th, 1958 at 71 years old in Turku.
Arnfinn Heje
Norwegian sailor (1877-1958).
Born October 26th, 1877 in Oslo.
Died January 29th, 1958 at 80 years old
Ole Sørensen
Sailor.
Born September 22nd, 1883 in Stokke Municipality.
Died February 25th, 1958 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Karl Jaberg
Swiss linguist (1877-1958).
Born April 24th, 1877 in Langenthal.
Died May 30th, 1958 at 81 years old in Langenthal.
Arthur Hermann
Olympic gymnast (1893–1958).
Born October 16th, 1893 in Mulhouse.
Died March 28th, 1958 at 64 years old in Belfort.
William Hirons
British tug of war competitor (1871–1958).
Born June 15th, 1871 in Wolston.
Died January 5th, 1958 at 86 years old in Nottingham.
Maurice Bardonneau
French cyclist (1885–1958).
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Saint-Maurice.
Died July 3rd, 1958 at 73 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Claës Rundberg
Sport shooter (1874-1958).
Born November 14th, 1874.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 83 years old in Säby församling, Linköpings stift.
Heikki Lehmusto
Finnish gymnast (1884-1958).
Born August 30th, 1884 in Kerkkoo.
Died September 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in Turku.
Charles Poulenard
French sprinter (1885–1958).
Born March 30th, 1885 in Sens.
Died November 10th, 1958 at 73 years old in Paris.
Jessie Kite
British artistic gymnast (1892-1958).
Born May 17th, 1892 in London Borough of Hackney. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1958 at 65 years old in Chichester.
Jerzy Zabielski
Fencer (1897–1958).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
John Burn
British rower (1884–1958).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Richmond.
Died August 28th, 1958 at 74 years old in Bognor Regis.
Charles Atkin
Field hockey player (1889-1958).
Born February 26th, 1889 in Sheffield.
Died May 9th, 1958 at 69 years old in Sheffield.
Ernests Štālbergs
Latvian architect (1883–1958).
Born September 3rd, 1883 in Liepāja.
Died June 12th, 1958 at 74 years old in Riga.
Hans Næss
Sailor.
Born November 3rd, 1886 in Bergen.
Died December 10th, 1958 at 72 years old in Bergen.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel